Head of AI Platform Engineering and Public Cloud

Tokio Marine HCC•Houston, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a senior technology leader to serve as Head of AI Platform Engineering & Public Cloud, responsible for defining and executing TMHCC’s enterprise platform strategy across both cloud and artificial intelligence domains. This role will build and lead a net-new AI Platform Engineering function while inheriting and evolving the existing Public Cloud Platform Engineering team. The primary mandate is to enable safe, scalable, and governed AI adoption across the enterprise, transitioning from fragmented experimentation to enterprise-grade capabilities. This is a strategic leadership role. Success requires deep technical credibility, strong organizational leadership, and the ability to drive alignment and outcomes across a complex, federated environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
10+ years in cloud, platform engineering, or AI environments
5+ years leading engineering or platform teams
Experience building and scaling platform capabilities
Strong technical background in cloud and AI/LLM systems
Experience with policy-as-code and governance frameworks
Understanding of AI risks, security, and data governance
Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive outcomes

Nice To Haves

Experience building enterprise AI platforms
Experience with internal developer platforms
Familiarity with RAG and agentic workflows
FinOps and cost optimization experience
Exposure to SRE and modern platform tooling
Experience integrating with enterprise systems
Product-minded leader focused on adoption and impact
Influential operator across stakeholders
Systems thinker connecting technology to business outcomes
Pragmatic decision-maker balancing risk and speed
Experienced enterprise change leader
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and emerging technologies

Responsibilities

Define and execute enterprise strategy for AI platform engineering and multi-cloud environments
Establish AI guardrails, governance models, and architectural patterns
Drive decisions on standardization, centralization, and build vs. buy
Align platform roadmap with business priorities
Build and scale a net-new AI platform function
Implement governance-by-engineering with policy-as-code and automated controls
Partner with security on identity, data protection, and secure AI usage
Establish model access, observability, and risk frameworks
Reduce shadow AI through approved tools and vendor strategies
Lead and evolve the existing cloud platform team
Ensure secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud capabilities
Integrate cloud and AI strategies into a unified platform model
Operate platforms as products with clear roadmaps and metrics
Develop internal developer platforms and self-service capabilities
Define service catalogs and golden paths
Drive adoption through developer-centric design
Improve developer experience through self-service and automation
Deliver APIs, templates, and platform interfaces
Enable AI-assisted development workflows
Partner with engineering teams to drive adoption
Embed governance via policy-as-code and automated guardrails through close partnership with Information Security
Standardize identity, secrets, and access controls
Ensure audit-ready telemetry and compliance
Enforce data governance and AI usage controls
Embed cost management into platform capabilities
Provide cost visibility and enforce budgets
Drive accountability via consumption models
Optimize cloud and AI cost-performance tradeoffs
Build and lead a high-performing platform engineering organization
Define operating models across federated teams
Influence stakeholders without direct authority
Develop talent and foster accountability culture

Benefits

Competitive salary
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental benefit package, with eligibility beginning on your date of hire
Strong learning culture with ongoing development opportunities
Basic life and disability insurance
401(k) plan with 6% company match
20 days of PTO
Two floating holidays
Approximately 11 paid holidays
Volunteer time off
Paid parental leave